A Traveler's Experience
gw on January 30, 2004 (traveled on March 28, 2002)Scenic Byway 12 (UT)
Great drive from Bryce Canyon heading North. Stayed the night at Capitol Reef NP, forget the name of the little motel on the right as you leave Torrey for Green River, but it had a great restaurant.
Have to appreciate the workskills and effort required to build the Hogs Back, back in those days. To carve that road out of the rock must have been incredibly hard work, given the equipment ( or lack of) they would have had to work with.
The scenery is fantastic and well worth the effort (I have driven it twice) and enjoyed it both times. If you love rugged scenery and have an appreciation of isolation, then drive Utah's Hwy 12, you will not be disappointed.
What Others Have Said
dwtwo on August 22, 2011 (traveled on March 15, 2002)My 50-year work experience was at a family truck line in Minnesota. I spent many phone calls with a map in one hand and a phone in the other routing trucks to various destinations....
9brier on August 13, 2009 (traveled on July 13, 2009)This was our first trip to the USA, we live in Scotland, UK. We did a circular route starting from Las Vegas driving south, through Grand Canyon, Page, Mounument Valley, Arches NP,...
gag3 on December 1, 2008 (traveled on November 29, 2008)The most exhilarating ride ever. On my motorcycle, I used Scenic Byway 12 to gain access to the National Parks in southern Utah.
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